Last week, police and the city's mayor said they would skip this year's parade because of organizers' new ban on uniformed officers.
A week after San Francisco first responders and the city’s mayor said they would skip this year’s Pride Parade because of organizers’ new ban on uniformed officers taking part, Mayor London Breed’s office said Thursday that a compromise will allow a small group of police officers to march in uniform.
On May 23, Breed said she too would skip the parade to support law enforcement and first responders who she said were not being valued for their work.arrested by police The compromise announced Thursday by Breed’s office will allow a small group of uniformed officers to participate, while other officers will be allowed to march in casual, Police Department-approved Pride apparel. Command staff may wear uniforms along with a limited number of on-duty officers, Breed said at an event kicking off Pride Month at City Hall.
San Francisco Pride, the organizing board behind the parade, and the Officers Pride Alliance celebrated the decision in a joint statement.
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